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    • R Offline
      rv1974
      last edited by

      Good news:
      I managed to make tt_text work properly.
      Bad news: now I've got 2 the same "editable 3d text" lines in Draw menu. the same happens in the Context menu.
      I guess I should purge something i plugins folder. Could you look at the attached search filter (by 'tt')?
      BTW#1 I've got IE 9.0.8112
      BTW#2 I have vertigo with all those 'shops' (SU Ext wharehouse, virtualstore, sketchucation forum threads, sketchucation plugin store 😲 ). Where from I should get your goodies?
      Thank you for trying to sort it out.


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        thomthom
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        VirtualStore is not a plugin repository. It's a security feature in Windows that will place files in a "virtual" ghost folder mirroring the original one. Please check out the link in #1 of my previous post - install the utility and use it to check of you have files trapped in Virtual Store.

        (alternatively: when you look at your Plugins folder with Explorer, do you see a Compatibility Files button?)

        Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
        List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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          thomthom
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          @rv1974 said:

          BTW#2 I have vertigo with all those 'shops' (SU Ext wharehouse, virtualstore, sketchucation forum threads, sketchucation plugin store 😲 ). Where from I should get your goodies?

          Currently the very latest versions of my plugins are at Extension Warehouse. I will migrate the forum posts at SCF to point to the PluginStore and update these as well. But there are some things that needs to be done to the PluginStore first.

          Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
          List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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            rv1974
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            @thomthom said:

            VirtualStore is not a plugin repository. It's a security feature in Windows that will place files in a "virtual" ghost folder mirroring the original one. Please check out the link in #1 of my previous post - install the utility and use it to check of you have files trapped in Virtual Store.

            (alternatively: when you look at your Plugins folder with Explorer, do you see a Compatibility Files button?)

            I run the 'virtualstore' and the report says there are no files in it.
            I see no 'Compatibility Files' button in Plugins folder. Where it should be located?

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            • thomthomT Offline
              thomthom
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              It's only visible if there are files in VirtualStore. Since that isn't the case I'm not sure what is going on here. It's not something I've seen.

              Can you post a screenshot of your Plugins folder in Explorer?

              ...you don't have anything like Organizer installed, have you?

              Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
              List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                rv1974
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                After some manual deleting\reinstalling I set the things right. No worries.
                P.S. Here are some points that could make this tool more efficient:

                1. make it non-modal (like windowizer 4 or profile builder), it'd speed up the editing of large number of components drastically.
                2. height and extrude values come true only after some editing.
                3. in complex models (with lot of nesting) the tool's snapping does not work correctly.
                  Had no problems with native 3d text.
                4. After running TIG's 'uniquify' script some 3d text component look unchanged, but
                  when one would try to edit the text it get mirrored (see attached). Donno where your this bug come from.

                KKKK.zip

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                  thomthom
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                  @rv1974 said:

                  1. make it non-modal (like windowizer 4 or profile builder), it'd speed up the editing of large number of components drastically.

                  But, it's not modal... and whether it would be modal or not - how would that improve performance?

                  @rv1974 said:

                  1. height and extrude values come true only after some editing.

                  This is fixed in the version that is plaiting moderation in EW.

                  @rv1974 said:

                  1. in complex models (with lot of nesting) the tool's snapping does not work correctly.
                    Had no problems with native 3d text.

                  Can you explain further to what isn't working correctly? What am I looking for to reproduce this?

                  @rv1974 said:

                  1. After running TIG's 'uniquify' script some 3d text component look unchanged, but
                    when one would try to edit the text it get mirrored (see attached). Donno where your this bug come from.

                  I don't know what his uniquify script does... but if it doesn't preserve the transformation and orientation of the original component then it'll mess things up. When third party tools modify the text group it's hard to predict what will happen.

                  Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                  List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                    JuanV.Soler
                    last edited by

                    Hi thomthom
                    I think this is a great plugin that you could keep improving . There is trouble when changing heights that I workaround by clicking and unclicking the extrude buttom . My question is can it be possible to update a bunch of texts to a chosen one ? Sort of Matching Properties ?

                    thankyou

                    ,))),

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                      thomthom
                      last edited by

                      @juanv.soler said:

                      There is trouble when changing heights that I workaround by clicking and unclicking the extrude buttom .

                      This bug has been fixed - but only released on Extension Warehouse. I've not gotten around to update my plugins to SCF's new PluginStore. For the time being - check EW for latest versions of my scripts.

                      @juanv.soler said:

                      My question is can it be possible to update a bunch of texts to a chosen one ? Sort of Matching Properties ?

                      It's technically possible. But I cannot promise when/if. It's very busy at the moment.

                      Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                      List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                        JuanV.Soler
                        last edited by

                        hi thomthom,
                        there is something wrong when downloading TT_Lib² from Extension Warehouse , it does install but then in SketchUp it shows
                        outdated.png

                        ,))),

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                          thomthom
                          last edited by

                          Perhaps you've got some files in Virtual Store? If you go to your Plugins folder - is there in Explorer a button that says "Compatibility Files"? (or similar in whatever language you might use)

                          Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                          List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                            JuanV.Soler
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                            no , I haven´t . Nevermind , I managed to get it work again . Thanks

                            ,))),

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                              thomthom
                              last edited by

                              How? What fixed it?

                              Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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                                JuanV.Soler
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                                I avoided the message of the need to install the 2.8.3 version and just closed that window .

                                But where is that version ?
                                I tend to think that it is not in the Extension Warehouse for the moment .
                                The one to download must be a previous one or something .
                                Thus the message of updating and thus that the Editable 3D Text still works the same for me .
                                TT_Lib2.png

                                thanks

                                ,))),

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                                • thomthomT Offline
                                  thomthom
                                  last edited by

                                  The version is there - and it has some important fixes for 3d text editor.

                                  You might have to remove TT_Lib2 before reinstalling. There could be some files that are in use when SU tries to update.

                                  Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                  List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                    JuanV.Soler
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                                    thomthom I have done it several times to no avail .
                                    It remains a mystery to me .

                                    ,))),

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                                      thomthom
                                      last edited by

                                      Just to be sure - if you try this utility: http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=48399

                                      And use "Check Virtual Store" - what happens then?

                                      Also, what is the output of TT::Lib::VERSION if you type it into the Ruby Console?

                                      Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                      List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                        thomthom
                                        last edited by

                                        But you still get the warning? Did you use the VirtualStore check utility?

                                        Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                        List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                          JuanV.Soler
                                          last edited by

                                          now that´s funny , it says :
                                          TT .2.8.3.png
                                          so I do have installed the latest version after all

                                          I have the virtualstore plugin installed in the folder but it does not show in Plugins SketchUp aplication so I cannot run it
                                          tt.virtualstore.png

                                          ,))),

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                                            JuanV.Soler
                                            last edited by

                                            no more warnings no . I think that the trick was to ignore the first warning after installed
                                            .
                                            As I edited my latest post : I have the virtualstore plugin installed in the folder but it does not show in Plugins SketchUp aplication so I cannot run it

                                            ,))),

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